NHTSA Campaign 15V852000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. · Reported Dec 18, 2015 · 6,214 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 SFV650 and AN650A, and 2012-2014 DL650A motorcycles. Contamination from component production and storage combined with manufacturing variations may result in excessive tappet and camshaft wear within the engines of the affected motorcycles.

Consequence

The excessive wear may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Suzuki will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tappet clearance, replacing the tappets and camshafts, as necessary. All motorcycles that have less than 2500 miles will have their tappets and camshafts replaced since wear may not be evident. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Suzuki customer service at 1-714-996-7040. Suzuki's number for this recall is 2A50, 2A51, and 2A52.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUZUKI AN650 2013 6,214
SUZUKI AN650 2014 6,214
SUZUKI DL650 2012 6,214
SUZUKI DL650 2013 6,214
SUZUKI DL650 2014 6,214
SUZUKI SFV650 2013 6,214
SUZUKI SFV650 2014 6,214

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V852000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.